Tue 10 April 2012
'It gets on my tits'
Alan Davies sparks Hillsborough storm
10/04/2012 … Alan Davies is facing a storm of protest – including death threats – after criticising Liverpool FC's insistence that they never play on the anniversary of…
Set List
10/04/2012 … Normally stand-up requires a suspension of disbelief, with the audience accepting the conceit that comics are just having a spontaneous conversation, not reciting…
Gordon Southern: A Brief History Of History
10/04/2012 … It won’t come as much surprise that in a show that condenses the entirety of recorded human history into an hour, there’s rather a lot going on.
Geraldine Hickey: Turns Out I Do Like Sun Dried Tomatoes
10/04/2012 … American ‘blue collar’ comedian Jeff Foxworthy has made a huge career from his ‘you might be a redneck if…’ routine.
Fiona O'Loughin: The Divine Miss O
10/04/2012 … Pushing 50 and fearing she’s lost her appeal to the younger generation, Fiona O’Loughlin has decided to have a go at reinventing herself.
Mon 09 April 2012
Gervais's Derek does not mock the afflicted
09/04/2012 … Fears that Ricky Gervais’s new comedy Derek mocks the mentally challenged are unfounded – says the disability campaigner who successfully lobbied him over…